Ugly Cake (Emeril Lagasse) Recipe

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Ugly Cake (Emeril Lagasse)
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Ingredients
12
Count
Nutrition
617
Calories
Total time
70
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9 by 13-inch baking pan; set aside.
  2. Sift the cake flour with the baking powder, baking soda and salt and set aside.
  3. In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Reduce the speed to low and add the flour mixture in 3 batches alternating with the buttermilk and ending with the flour. Add 1 1/2 teaspoons of the vanilla and stir to combine well. Transfer batter to the prepared cake pan and bake until the cake is light golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 40 minutes.
  4. Transfer the pan to a wire rack and allow the cake to cool slightly. Turn the cake out of the pan onto a rack and allow to cool completely.
  5. Cut or break the cake into 2 to 3-inch pieces. Working on a large platter or in a large serving bowl, place a layer of cake pieces onto the platter and spoon or pour half of the pudding over the cake. Top with the remaining cake pieces and, using your hands, press the cake pieces into the pudding to form a round mound resembling a cake. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
  6. Place the heavy cream in a large, chilled mixing bowl and beat until mixture just begins to form soft peaks. Add the confectioners' sugar and remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla and beat until stiff peaks form. Spoon whipped cream all over the mound of cake and pudding and serve immediately or refrigerate for up to 2 hours before serving. Serve with dollops of the remaining pudding.
  7. Chocolate Pudding:
  8. 5 cups milk
  9. 1 cup sugar
  10. 1/4 teaspoon salt
  11. 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  12. 1/4 cup cornstarch, sifted
  13. 2 large eggs
  14. 4 large egg yolks
  15. 10 ounces quality semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
  16. 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
  17. 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  18. Place 4 1/2 cups of the milk, 1/2 cup of the sugar, and the salt in a heavy, nonreactive saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat.
  19. In a mixing bowl combine the remaining 1/2 cup of sugar, the cocoa and the cornstarch and whisk to combine. Add the remaining 1/2 cup of milk and whisk until smooth.
  20. Slowly whisk some of the hot milk mixture into the bowl, then add the contents of the bowl to the hot milk mixture and whisk until completely incorporated. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a gentle boil. Continue to boil gently until mixture thickens, about 2 minutes.
  21. In a small bowl whisk the eggs and egg yolks together. Slowly add 1 cup of the hot cocoa mixture to the eggs and whisk to combine. Whisk this mixture into the hot cocoa mixture in the pot and reduce the heat to medium low. Cook, whisking constantly, until
  22. Pudding thickens slightly, 1 to 2 minutes. Do not allow the mixture to boil.
  23. Strain the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into a clean bowl and place a sheet of plastic wrap directly onto the surface. Set aside to cool.
  24. Melt the chocolate with the butter in a small saucepan or in a double boiler and, when slightly cooled, whisk the chocolate mixture into the pudding base along with the vanilla. Cover again with plastic wrap and transfer to the refrigerator until chilled but still slightly pourable. Use half in the Ugly Cake assemblage and refrigerate the remaining half until thoroughly chilled and serve with the Ugly Cake.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 617.32 Kcal (2585 kJ)
Calories from fat 390.1 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 43.34g 67%
Cholesterol 219.87mg 73%
Sodium 339.54mg 14%
Potassium 326.05mg 7%
Total Carbs 54.03g 18%
Sugars 49.18g 197%
Dietary Fiber 0.19g 1%
Protein 5.68g 11%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 1%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 9%
Iron 0.7mg 4%
Calcium 177.5mg 18%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 323.81 Kcal (1356 kJ)
Calories from fat 204.62 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 22.74g 67%
Cholesterol 115.33mg 73%
Sodium 178.1mg 14%
Potassium 171.03mg 7%
Total Carbs 28.34g 18%
Sugars 25.8g 197%
Dietary Fiber 0.1g 1%
Protein 2.98g 11%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 1%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 9%
Iron 0.4mg 4%
Calcium 93.1mg 18%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 15.9
    Points
  • 18
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

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